Zip Comics #22

(January 1942)

["Hawaii!! Strange land..."] (Table of Contents)

Steel Sterling / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Irv Novick (signed)

Inks:

Irv Novick (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (Police); Looney; Professor Dazzero

Synopsis:

Steele and his friends are on Hawaii and meet the living dead who walk the sands of Waikiki Beach, controlled by Professor Dazzero.

Cleopatra, Queen of Hearts (Table of Contents)

Black Jack / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al Camy (signed)

Inks:

Al Camy (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Black Jack [Jack Jones]; Cleopatra; Anthony Mark (millionaire sportsman); Andrews (banking king); Philips (steel magnate); Bernhard Brutus; Charles Caesar (finance tycoon)

Synopsis:

The reincarnation of Cleopatra appears in New York and rich men dies by her spells.

["All right, fellas!"] (Table of Contents)

Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Blair (signed)

Pencils:

Lin Streeter [as Lin] (signed)

Inks:

Lin Streeter [as Lin] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Wilbur Wilkin

Synopsis:

Wilbur is on the Westfield football team and scores the winning goal.

["Looks a lot like an Indian war dance, to me!"] (Table of Contents)

Captain Valor / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Warren King [as King] (signed)

Inks:

Warren King [as King] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

War

Characters:

Captain Valor (Marine); Slim (Marine); Slam (Marine); Sergeant Hogan (Marine); Nazis (villains)

Synopsis:

The Nazis are stirring up the natives on a South American island against the Marines.

Indexer Notes

The King signature with the long vertical line below the G is found in the Miss Shady story in Hi-Lite Comics #1, credited to Warren King, and he is also credited on the Miss Shady feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. The signature is sometimes credited to Robin King, but his art are different from the signed King stories.

["All Mexico rings with the dread name..."] (Table of Contents)

Nevada Jones / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Frank Volp

Inks:

Frank Volp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Western

Characters:

Nevada Jones; Little Joe (sidekick); Pancho Cortez (outlaw); Mayor Guadalez

Synopsis:

The Mayor has called on Nevada Jones to deal with the killing outlaw, Pancho Cortez.

Indexer Notes

Bony faces with mouth drawn with two short lines, and quite realistic horses are identical to Volp's credited Loop Logan story in Blue Ribbon Comics #13.

"Posing as factory inspectors..." (Table of Contents)

War Eagles / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Ed Smalle (signed)

Inks:

Ed Smalle (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

War

Characters:

Tim Shane (pilot); Tom Shane (pilot); Swen (crewman); Eric Schlitz (Nazi pilot)

Synopsis:

The Eagles has stolen important papers from a Nazi factory and make their getaway in a German Stuka to deliver their goods.

"Into the town of Padora..." (Table of Contents)

Dicky in the Magic Forest / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Larry Golden

Inks:

Larry Golden

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Fantasy

Characters:

Dicky; Dicky's Father; Jackie; Freckles; Loki (Lord)

Synopsis:

Dicky is chased by Loki, Lord of the Magic Forest, and puts on his magic boxing gloves.

"One night the Miracle Man..." (Table of Contents)

Zambini / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Shorten

Pencils:

Paul Reinman (signed)

Inks:

Paul Reinman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Characters:

Zambini (magician); Bob (reckless driver)

Synopsis:

Zambini is nearly run down by a reckless driver and thinks he needs a good lesson.

Indexer Notes

Art credit revised per Leonard Wolinsky, from splash page signature, 1/19/2007. Previously credited to Bob Montana.